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Hello,

First post on this Forum.

I have a 1988 Mapleglo 370/12RM and I need to replace the battery connector. I am the second owner and am not sure if the current connector is correct. The battery leaked and damaged the connector.

Attached, is a picture of the damaged connector.

The two questions I have are these:

1. Is the battery connector a hard plastic cap or a vinyl covered cap?

2. Were the cap connections covered with electrical tape or heat shrink?

I posted this question on the Official Rickenbacker Forum and an email to the Service Department and received no response. I am hoping someone on this Forum knows the answer. I want to repair my 370/12RM with the correct parts.

Thanks in advance for any help.

mapleglorm

mapleglorm wrote:Hello,

First post on this Forum.

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I posted this question on the Official Rickenbacker Forum and an email to the Service Department and received no response.

mapleglorm

Greeting!

RIC should be on their semi-annual holiday vacation, so you should be patient re: hearing back from them.

Thanks for the info.

I am changing the battery on mine this week. I'll pm you with my contact info so you can remind me to take a picture for you.

IIRC, that should be a "standard" 9-volt battery wiring connector. The reasons for me saying this are two-fold: (1) I think that's what is in my RM the last time I changed the battery, and (2) a similar connector in my 381JK needs to be replaced, and I bought a "standard" 9V wiring connector for that purpose, as that is what is on it.

doctorwho wrote:IIRC, that should be a "standard" 9-volt battery wiring connector. The reasons for me saying this are two-fold: (1) I think that's what is in my RM the last time I changed the battery, and (2) a similar connector in my 381JK needs to be replaced, and I bought a "standard" 9V wiring connector for that purpose, as that is what is on it.

Is yours the hard plastic, or the soft vinyl variety? This is what mapleglorm is asking.

jps wrote:

doctorwho wrote:IIRC, that should be a "standard" 9-volt battery wiring connector. The reasons for me saying this are two-fold: (1) I think that's what is in my RM the last time I changed the battery, and (2) a similar connector in my 381JK needs to be replaced, and I bought a "standard" 9V wiring connector for that purpose, as that is what is on it.

Is yours the hard plastic, or the soft vinyl variety? This is what mapleglorm is asking.

I don't remember it being hard plastic in either of the RM or JK, but I'll check the RM tomorrow.

here you go!

https://youtu.be/Rl64UWbOfwk

Many thanks, Jason. Mine must have been replaced before, because my connector is spliced where yours seems to be connected directly to the circuit board. I will buy a vinyl covered connector and slice it in. I am not going to mess with the circuit board

Also, thanks to all that have responded.

Greek

You're welcome! We are glad to help!

FWIW I checked my FG RM and it has the soft vinyl connector, as I expected.

doctorwho wrote:You're welcome! We are glad to help!

FWIW I checked my FG RM and it has the soft vinyl connector, as I expected.

FWIW, same connector as in the video.